Docking station for non-Apple smartphones?

[jaydee]

Does anyone know of any speaker docking stations for anything other than iPhone/iPod? I could really use for a Thunderbolt, but looking around the web couldn't really find anything. Most of the recent smartphones all have the micro-USB (some mini-USB), you'd think someone would come out with something similar to what a dozen or two manufactures do for Apple.

Granted the micro-USB port isn't in the same location on all smartphones, but they would just have to make the base wide enough to fit a 4.3" phone length-wise in order to make it work for just about every phone. Why doesn't anyone make this (or if they do, why can't I find it)?!?!

 

[ChAoTiCpInOy]

Thunderbolt hasn't even been widely released yet, plus no mobile phone or mobile device support it yet. It is currently purely for high speed data transfer.

Micro-USB has the problem that it doesn't carry as much as the Apple dock connector does (video, audio, data, power). That's why it is hard to make a dock (not impossible).

What device(s) are you looking for a dock for in particular?

 

[TheStu]

Thunderbolt hasn't even been widely released yet, plus no mobile phone or mobile device support it yet. It is currently purely for high speed data transfer.

Micro-USB has the problem that it doesn't carry as much as the Apple dock connector does (video, audio, data, power). That's why it is hard to make a dock (not impossible).

What device(s) are you looking for a dock for in particular?

I believe he wants it for an HTC Thunderbolt.

Otherwise, yea, the MicroUSB is probably only there for Power/Data without any special stuff there for line-out like on the 30-pin Dock Connector.

 

[ChAoTiCpInOy]

I believe he wants it for an HTC Thunderbolt.

Haha. Didn't even think about that. I thought he was looking for a Thunderbolt dock, which is something that would be interesting for mobile devices.

 

[Anubis]

pretty sure you are SOL as IIRC no android bsed phone has a line out

hell im not sure any phone but iphones do

 

[Oyeve]

Only docks for iphones as they pretty much stick to one design. Too many android phones and designs to make any dock profitable. I do use my old logitech mm50 speakers with some non-apple devices as it has a standard line-in jack and they can fit into the device-well but its not a perfect scenario.

 

[jaydee]

Yes, talking about an HTC Thunderbolt.

pretty sure you are SOL as IIRC no android bsed phone has a line out

hell im not sure any phone but iphones do

You mean, you can't get audio through the USB? I guess that would explain it...

Figured I was out of luck, so last night I just bought Creative Gigawork T20's. Will have to run the line-in to the plugged-in speakers, USB to power adapter and prop it up on the built-in kickstand. Would have been nicer to get all in one package, but oh well. Just baffled me a bit that no one made anything like this already but if audio doesn't carry through the microUSB, that pretty much kills it.